IGOE Peter P - 785 BS 466 BGH

 

Peter P. IGOE

 

IGOE Peter P - 785 BS 466 BGH

Source : Hudson Louie
 
NUMBER OF SERVICEO-712143 (16078976)
AGE21 yo
DATE OF BIRTH3 June 1923 Chicago, Cook County, ILLINOIS 
ENLISTMENT STATEILLINOIS 
FAMILY

Single

RANKSecond Lieutenant 
FONCTIONNavigator
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTActorsillinois
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 15 June 1942 Chicago ILLINOIS 
 SQUADRON785th Bomber Squadron 
 GROUP466th Bomber Group, Heavy 
ARMY8th US Air Force 
DATE OF DEATH18 July 1944

IGOE Peter P - 785 BS 466 BGH

Source : F Lavernhe

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHSt Pair sur mer, near Granville
DATA PLAN 

B-24 Liberator - type H-15-CF - s/n 41-29350 2U*W+ "Spare Parts"

B 24 liberator

Macr : 8163

Mission: Troarn (50) - Troop Concentration Bombardment
Take off around 06:00 station 120 Attlebridge, Norfolk -

According to the testimony of Mr Vadaine, the 4 airmen were killed by German machine guns from the Thar casemast when they left the plane

Shot down by a direct hit from the flak of Le Fourneau in the bomb bay - The pilot tries to land but crashes 90m from the beach around 08:20 - Plane destroyed

CEMETERY TEMPORARY

 

CEMTERY TEMPORARY of  -- N°--

blosville

Story of Cemetery Temporary 

PlotRowGrave
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CEMETERYBRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James (Montjoie St Martin)

Map of St James American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
K315
DECORATION

Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal

 

Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Photo FDLM

victory medal

 
usaf 8air_force 466bg856_Bombardment_Squadron
 
STORY

IGOE Peter P - 785 BS 466 BGH

Source : Ronan Urvoaz

 

Equipage du B-24 Liberator - type H-15-CF - s/n 41-29350 2U*W

"Spare Parts"

 

2Lieutenant Edward F KASPSHAK Pilot Dead O-811824 - Brooklyn, New York - Initialement inhumé à St-Pair-sur-Mer (50)
2Lieutenant James J RUZICKA CoPilot Dead Cim Brit Am St-James O-705810 - AM+1/PH - Chicago, Illinois
2Lieutenant Peter P IGOE Navigator Dead Cim Brit Am St-James O-712143 - AM+1/PH - Oak Park, Illinois
2Lieutenant Thomas E BAKER Bomber Prisoner   O-704152 - California - Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
T/Sergeant Russell L JACKSON Radio Prisoner   14093866 - AM/PH - Né le 05/05/1916 - Simpson, Louisiana
T/Sergeant Louis J McCARVILLE Mechanic/Gunner Dead Calvary Cem. Beloit, Rock Co, Wisconsin 36805061 - 20 ans -  Fils de Thomas Joseph et Mary K McCarville - Wisconsin  - Initialement inhumé à St-Pair-sur-Mer (50)
S/Sergeant Gene L CARROLL Gunner Prisoner   39085710 - Né le 16/08/1917 - Modesto, California - Injured, hospitalized
S/Sergeant Lawrence M BRUSTROM Gunner Prisoner   12099586 - New York USA - Injured, hospitalized
S/Sergeant Robert D FOX Gunner Prisoner   37476827 - Né le 16/03/1923 - Hastings, Nebraska - Injured, hospitalized
S/Sergeant Pete D GIUGHELLO Gunner Prisoner   33018691 - AM/PH - Né le 11/06/1918 - Crenshaw, Pennsylvania - Wounded - Rennes Military Hospital
B 24 liberator

SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTOAbmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov
PROGRAMMEREric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud
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